With Cavaliers primed for rebuild, Sixers' time to acquire Kyle Korver is now

With Cavaliers primed for rebuild, Sixers' time to acquire Kyle Korver is now

There’s certainly some concern surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers’ 3-3 start to the NBA season. Although the team is dealing with a plethora of injuries and haven’t gotten Wilson Chandler or Zhaire Smith on the court at all yet, one area that undoubtedly needs improvement is their outside shooting.

The Sixers are the definition of a 3-and-D team, and without improvement on the “three” aspect of that, they may struggle quite a bit at times this season (defense is a story for another day). Markelle Fultz is starting over JJ Redick, a move which obviously hurts the starting unit from a shooting perspective, and the loss of Ersan Ilyasova and Marco Belinelli this offseason has been felt.

Through six games, Philly is shooting just 34.5 percent from the beyond the arc, with only Robert Covington and Redick averaging more than two made attempts per game.

During the offseason, rumors of a potential deal for Cleveland Cavaliers veteran Kyle Korver was floated, but the asking price was seemingly too high for the Sixers. But for both sides, a trade would make a lot of sense at this moment.

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The Cavaliers fired head coach Tyronn Lue after the 0-6 start to the year. Looking ahead, the rebuild seems to be all but a lock for Cleveland at this point and moving Korver’s $7.56 million guaranteed this season would be a smart play. And on the Sixers side, adding the veteran sharpshooter instantly bolsters the scoring of their second unit.

Although Korver is averaging 15.2 minutes per game this season while shooting 57.9 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from 3-point range, he’s likely to be relegated to a bench role sooner than later. If the Cavaliers are able to pick up a second-round pick and possibly a young player down the Sixers’ bench, both sides would leave the deal happy.

Time will tell, but it seems unlikely that we’ve heard the last of the Sixers-Cavaliers trade rumors surrounding the 37-year-old shooter.